Edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected])
For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.
COMMUNITY
SAT 15
Putnam Culture Fest
CARMEL
11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Memorial Park
201 Gipsy Trail Road
bit.ly/culture-fest-24
The festival will feature performers from Westchester Circus Arts, as well as music and food trucks.
SAT 15
Family Pride
BEACON
1 – 5 p.m. The Yard | 4 Hanna Lane
facebook.com/BeaconLGBTQ
Celebrate Pride Month with music, dancing and food. A Queer Dance Party will follow at 6 p.m.
WED 19
Juneteenth Festival
BEACON
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Riverfront Park
2 Red Flynn Drive
facebook.com/beacon4blacklives
This annual celebration of Black culture will include live music, spoken word and poetry, food trucks and vendors. Rain date: SAT 23.
FRI 21
Beacon Flow
BEACON
4 – 9 p.m. Riverfront Park
2 Red Flynn Drive
bit.ly/beaconflow2024
The solstice celebration will feature live music and sessions with wellness practitioners. At sunset, bassist and composer Dassi Rosenkrantz will perform music from her latest album, Order of the Flow.
SAT 22
Food Justice is Liberation
BEACON
5 – 11:30 p.m. The Yard
4 Hanna Lane | givebutter.com/a67axM
This benefit for Beacon Community Kitchen and the Learning Farm of Ithaca will honor abolitionist John Brown and five Black men who participated in his 1859 raid. It will include dinner, live music by Magpie, a dance performance by Psi Fire and a meet-and-greet with actor Danny Glover. Cost: $50+
STAGE & SCREEN
SAT 15
I Am My Own Wife
PEEKSKILL
3 p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art
1701 E. Main St.
studiotheaterinexile.com
Doug Wright’s one-person play, starring Thomas Kramer, is based on the recollections of a German transgender woman who “survived the Nazis and the Stasi in a dress.” Also SUN 16, SAT 22, SUN 23. Cost: $25 ($20 students, seniors, members)
SAT 15
Glass Ceiling Breakers
GARRISON
7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
Theatre Revolution is hosting its fourth annual festival of short plays and films by women. Also SUN 16. Cost: $25
SAT 15
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
PEEKSKILL
7:30 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The duo from Who’s Line Is It Anyway? will turn audience suggestions into comedy. Cost: $55 to $75
FRI 21
Alan Cumming
PEEKSKILL
7:30 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The actor and singer will perform Uncut, his cabaret show. Cost: $72 to $92
FRI 21
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
GARRISON
7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
Cinema Depot will screen the 2021 film, which is based on the musical about a 16-year-old gay student exploring drag. Cost: $15
TALKS & TOURS
SAT 15
Garden Tours
BEACON
11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Mount Gulian
145 Sterling St. | mountgulian.org
Learn about the horticultural history of gardens originally tended by James F. Brown, a formerly enslaved person. Also SUN 16. Cost: $14 ($12 seniors, $8 ages 6 to 18, free for members and ages 6 and younger)
SAT 15
Tree Walk
BEACON
11 a.m. Hiddenbrooke Park
27 Hiddenbrook Drive
Arborist Paul McWalter will identify trees and plants and share interesting facts. Rain date: SUN 16. Free
SAT 15
Secret Gardens Tour
BEACON
12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Various
The Tioronda Garden Club is hosting this self-guided tour. Rain date: SUN 16. Email [email protected] for tickets. Cost: $20
FRI 21
Stone Structures
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Putnam History Museum
63 Chestnut St.
putnamhistorymuseum.org
Rob Buchanan will discuss his research on the historical and religious significance of these Native American sites in the lower Hudson Valley. Attend in person or watch via Zoom. On SAT 22, Buchanan will lead a hike to stone structures in Putnam Valley. Cost: $20 ($18 members, $15 virtual)
VISUAL ARTS
SAT 15
Wind Breath Water
BEACON
1 – 3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | howlandculturalcenter.org
This sound-and-vision exhibit will include works by artists of Chinese descent. Through Aug. 4. A poetry reading is scheduled for 3 p.m. on SUN 16.
THURS 20
Reading Circle
BEACON
6 p.m. BAU Gallery | 506 Main St.
845-440-7584 | baugallery.org
Kelly O’Brien, whose exhibit A Spell Against Despair is on view, will lead a discussion of All We Can Save, an anthology about the climate movement with contributions from 60 women.
SUN 23
Werner Sun
GARRISON
2:30 p.m. Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960
garrisonartcenter.org
The artist will discuss his work on view in Rose Window.
LITERARY
SAT 15
Jason Koo
BEACON
8 p.m. Stanza Books | 508 Main St.
845-440-3906 | stanzabooks.com
Koo will read his long-form poems from No Rest.
THURS 20
Armchair Travel Escape
COLD SPRING
Noon. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Take a virtual trip to a Caribbean island during the kickoff of the library’s adult summer reading program.
THURS 20
Lucy Sante
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The author will read from her memoir, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition, about changing her gender identity in her 60s.
SAT 22
Gwendolyn Bounds
GARRISON
3 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
The Philipstown resident will discuss her latest book, Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age, which details how she became a champion Spartan racer. Cali Schweikhart, a fellow racer, will join her, and Current reporter Brian PJ Cronin will moderate.
SAT 22
Alex DiFrancesco
BEACON
8 p.m. Stanza Books | 508 Main St.
845-440-3906 | stanzabooks.com
The author will discuss her book, Breaking the Curse: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing and Italian Witchcraft, with Lisa Marie Basile.
KIDS & FAMILY
TUES 18
STEAM Stories
BEACON
4 p.m. Howland Library | 313 Main St.
845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org
Elementary school students are invited to hear a story about science, technology, engineering, arts and math, then complete a project.
FRI 21
Teen Movie Night
COLD SPRING
6:30 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to a screening of The Hunger Games (2012). Registration required.
NATURE & OUTDOORS
SAT 15
Beneficial Insects
GARRISON
2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Learn the roles of insects in a healthy yard and make a beehouse. Register online.
SAT 22
Give Your Garden Wings
GARRISON
9 a.m. – Noon. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Master Gardeners and the Putnam Pollinator Committee will host this open garden to discuss plants in the library meadow.
MUSIC
SAT 15
Jog Blues
PHILIPSTOWN
7 p.m. Magazzino
2700 Route 9 | magazzino.art
The performance will blend jazz, blues and Indian classical music. Cost: $25 ($20 seniors and local residents, $5 students)
SAT 15
Lisa Gutkin & Christina Crowder
PUTNAM VALLEY
7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
Gutkin (fiddle, guitar, vocals) and Crowder (accordion, banjo) tell stories through song. Cost: $20
SAT 15
Willie Nile
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
In this solo performance, the rocker will debut music from a forthcoming album. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 16
An Afternoon of Experimental Music
BEACON
3 p.m. Analog Diary
1154 North Ave. | analogdiary.art
Ellery Trafford (percussion) and Du.O (violins) will each perform to accompany an exhibit by artist Beatrice Modisett.
SUN 16
Oren Fader
COLD SPRING
4 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
The guitarist’s program will include works by Bach, Dowland, Milan, Bogdanovic and Albeniz. Donations welcome. Free
SUN 16
Vance Gilbert
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
Gilbert and Julie Corbalis will play music from his new album, The Mother of Trouble. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
TUES 18
True North Jazz Project
PUTNAM VALLEY
7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The band plays bebop, classic rock and Klezmer. Cost: $20
FRI 21
Pride and Resonance
BEACON
7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Key of Q, a group of LGBTQ and allied singers, will perform. Cost: $15 donation
FRI 21
Rob Scheps Core-tet
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
Scheps (saxophone and flute) will play with Jim O’Connor (trumpet), Jonny King (piano), Cameron Brown (bass) and Matt Garrity (drums). Cost: $25
SAT 22
Garrison School Jazz-Rock Ensemble
COLD SPRING
2 p.m. St. Mary’s Church
1 Chestnut St. | stmaryscoldspring.com
Enjoy a concert by student performers. Donations welcome. Free
SAT 22
Great Blue
PUTNAM VALLEY
7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
Shiri Lawrence and Steve Kaplan play eclectic music with guitar and mandolin. Cost: $20
SAT 22
The String Revolution
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The Grammy-winning guitar trio will play its own songs and reimagined covers. Michele Gedney opens. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 23
Concert & Sing-a-long
COLD SPRING
3 p.m. First Presbyterian
10 Academy St.
The Dream Choir will sing love songs by the Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Simon & Garfunkel and Billy Joel, and from Broadway. Cost: $10 donation
SUN 23
CompCord Ensemble
BEACON
6 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
This Composers Concordance concert will include music and poetry by Degra Kaye, Gene Pritsker, Judi Silvano and Charles Coleman. Cost: $20 ($10 students)
CIVIC
SAT 15
Early Voting
CARMEL
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Board of Elections
25 Old Route 6 | putnamboe.com
Anthony Franscone and Mondaire Jones, candidates for the 17th Congressional District, are competing for the Working Families ballot line. The vote is open only to party members. Daily through SUN 23.
MON 17
City Council
BEACON
7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza
845-838-5011 | beaconny.gov
MON 17
School Board
Beacon
7 p.m. Beacon High School
101 Mattewan Road | beaconk12.org
The board will host a commendations ceremony at 6 p.m.
MON 17
Village Board
NELSONVILLE
7 p.m. Village Hall | 258 Main St.
845-265-2500 | nelsonvilleny.gov
TUES 18
School Board
GARRISON
7 p.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D
845-424-3689 | gufs.org
TUES 18
School Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Middle School Library
15 Craigside Drive | 845-265-9254
haldaneschool.org
